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Brock Commons Time Lapse - UBC Tall Wood Building : www.naturallywood.com Brock Commons is an 18-storey hybrid mass timber residence at The University of British Columbia (UBC). The building is comprised of 17 storeys of mass timber construction above a concrete podium and two concrete stair cores. The floor structure consists of 5-ply cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels supported on glue-laminated timber (glulam) columns. The roof is made of prefabricated sections of steel beams and metal decking. Brock Commons has the capacity for just over 400 students with floorplans ranging from single bed studios to 4-bed accommodations. Study and social spaces are located on the ground floor with a student lounge on the 18th floor, where the wood structure is left exposed for demonstration and educational purposes. Wood, a renewable material, was chosen in part to reflect the university’s commitment to sustainability. The building was also designed to meet LEED Gold certification. The estimated avoided and sequestered greenhouse gases from the wood used in the building is equivalent to removing 511 cars off the road for a year. The total carbon dioxide equivalent avoided by using wood products over other materials in the building is more than 2,432 metric tonnes. Learn more about tall wood buildings at https://www.naturallywood.com/topics/mass-timber. **Estimated by the Wood Carbon Calculator for Buildings, based on research by Sathre, R. and J. O’Connor, 2010, A Synthesis of Research on Wood Products and Greenhouse Gas Impacts, FPInnovations (this relates to carbon stored and avoided GHG). **CO2 refers to CO2 equivalent. Footage in this video is based on the documentation of the UBC CIRS research team: Erik A Poirer, PhD Thomas Tannert, PhD Azadeh Fallahi, BSc Manu Moudgil, BSc Sheryl Staub-French, PhD Thomas Froese, PhD
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World's Tallest Wood Building - UBC Brock Commons : The final panel of the world's tallest wood structure flew into place on August 9, 2016 in Vancouver, a design collaboration between Fast + Epp structural engineers and Acton Ostry Architects. The 18-storey Brock Commons Student Residence at the University of British Columbia comprises a mass timber superstructure atop a concrete base. For more information, visit: www.fastepp.com.
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Introduction to Brock Commons - UBC Tall Wood Building : www.naturallywood.com Brock Commons Tallwood House is an 18-storey mass timber hybrid residence at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The building is comprised of 17 storeys of mass timber construction above a concrete podium and two concrete stair cores. The floor structure consists of 5-ply cross laminated timber (CLT) panels supported on glue laminated timber (glulam) columns. The roof was made of prefabricated sections of steel beams and metal decking. Brock Commons has a capacity for just over 400 students with floorplans ranging from single bed studios to 4-bed accommodations. Study and social spaces will be located on the ground floor with a student lounge on the 18th floor, where the wood structure will be left exposed for demonstration and educational purposes. Wood, a renewable material, was chosen in part to reflect the university’s commitment to sustainability. The building was also designed to meet LEED Gold certification. The estimated avoided and sequestered greenhouse gases from the wood used in the building is equivalent to removing 511 cars off the road for a year. The total carbon dioxide equivalent avoided by using wood products over other materials in the building is more than 2,432 metric tonnes. Learn more about tall wood buildings at https://www.naturallywood.com/resource/introduction-to-brock-commons-tallwood-house-ubc-tall-wood-building/ ***Estimated by the Wood Carbon Calculator for Buildings, based on research by Sathre, R. and J. O’Connor, 2010, A Synthesis of Research on Wood Products and Greenhouse Gas Impacts, FPInnovations (this relates to carbon stored and avoided GHG). ***CO2 refers to CO2 equivalent.
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Brock Commons Sequence Video : Brock Commons (Tallwood) Sequence Video
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Brock Commons Phase 1 (Tallwood) Core Formwork Sequence
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General Information

Completion: May 2017
Duration of works: 2 years
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Dormitory / student housing facilities
Material: Timber structure

Location

Location: , ,
Address: 6088 Walter Gage Road
Coordinates: 49° 16' 10.14" N    123° 15' 4.88" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 53 m
number of floors (above ground) 18

Quantities

concrete volume 2740 m³
timber 2120 m³

Cost

cost of construction Canadian dollar 51 500 000

Materials

supports glued laminated timber (glulam)
floor slabs Cross laminated timber
base reinforced concrete
staircases reinforced concrete

Participants

Architecture (design)
Structural engineering
Architectural consulting
Timber construction
Construction management

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  • Structure-ID
    20072338
  • Published on:
    29/12/2016
  • Last updated on:
    13/11/2019
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